Chart notes
Written down
once, properly.
These are the questions we get asked at the end of an appointment, when there are four minutes left and the next patient is already in the waiting room. Answering them here means we can hand you the link instead of rushing it.
What the numbers on your chart actually mean
Tooth 3, tooth 30, MOD, 4mm pocket. A short decoder for the sheet we hand you at the end of a cleaning, and a list of the questions worth asking while you are still in the chair.
Read the note →
Same-day crowns: what the mill does well, and what it doesn't
Milling a crown in ninety minutes is real. It is also not the right answer for every tooth, and here is when we say no and send the case to a lab instead.
Coming soon
A first dental visit that doesn't end in tears
What we do differently for a three-year-old, why nothing gets treated on day one, and the two things parents can do at home the week before that make the most difference.
Coming soon
Reading your own X-ray without panicking
Dark patches are not automatically bad news and bright ones are not automatically good. What the greys mean, what a dentist is looking at first, and which shadows are simply anatomy.
Coming soonNot written up yet
Ask it and we will write it.
Three of the four notes above started as a question somebody asked twice in the same week. If there is something you were told at a previous practice and never had explained, send it to the desk and we will either answer you directly or put it on this page.
House rule
None of this is your diagnosis.
These notes describe how we read a chart in general. They cannot tell you what is happening in your own mouth, and they are not a reason to postpone something that hurts.
If something is bothering you, book a look. Dr. Raghunathan will tell you what she sees and give you real options, including doing nothing yet.